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shoulder press with dumbbell - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder press with dumbbell

stand and press dumbbells overhead while rotating palms forward, then lower with control to starting position

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, elbow
Muscles
deltoid, triceps, rotator cuff, trapezius
Equipment
dumbbell
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand, bend the elbows completely holding the dumbbells in each hand such that palm facing towards you. Elevate the arms overhead by straighten the elbows, rotate the arms such that palm faces forward. Lower the arms by bending the elbows to starting position. Repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.